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You answered your own question. Stop the deficit spending and run the government on a positive cash flow using that to start to pay down the debt. Nothing makes me more pissed off than some stupid politician running on a ten year plan to cut the deficit!tjc - how do you propose paying down the debt when you are running a deficit? First, that deficit needs to stop and turn into positive income that can be used to pay down the debt. The only other solution is reallocating major funds to go towards debt. So, I guess we could start spending 200B instead of 700B on defense and put 500B toward the debt if you like. No one seems to want to do that though.
You answered your own question. Stop the deficit spending and run the government on a positive cash flow using that to start to pay down the debt. Nothing makes me more pissed off than some stupid politician running on a ten year plan to cut the deficit!
The budget deficit has been decreasing not the overall deficit. You make 5000 grad a month and spend 6000 the following month you only spend 5400, your deficit is now 1400, but you can tell everyone you cut the budget defict 60 percent.Yes, so how is the deficit, as you called it, a 'white elephant'? Also, the deficit has been decreasing each of the last 5 years or so, which is good obviously but projections don't really favor that trend continuing. Next president and congress is going to have to be a lot more cooperative. Hopefully we can keep a lot of these slime ball special interests out of the picture and continue the current trend.
We have an entitlement problem that makes eunning the gov without significant dedicit spending impossible. Ge5brid of those special interests at AARP and all their voters and you have a shot.
Serious question as I don't know as much about the military as I should: if the US spends more than the next seven biggest spenders in the world combined on our military, why would these other major powers defeat us in a one front war? Are we spending poorly, like with healthcare and education? With our level of spending it seems like we should be in a position to kick the crap out of a few countries at once.our military is incapable of fighting a major power on one front, let alone two,
Crooked Hillary is a major neo con when it comes to use of force. She'll probably get us into a tussle or two once she rolls Trumo.Do countries really fight wars anymore?
Now that 2 of us have explained it, Box+1, maybe it will be understood.The budget deficit has been decreasing not the overall deficit. You make 5000 grad a month and spend 6000 the following month you only spend 5400, your deficit is now 1400, but you can tell everyone you cut the budget defict 60 percent.
Bottom line the country is 20 trillion in debt, our infastructure is in shambles, our military is incapable of fighting a major power on one front, let alone two, not to mention entitlements, city, state, and federal pension shortfalls.
What have the American people gotten for 20 trillion?
Not totally Obamas doing but the doing of the elitists ruling class in both parties.
Now that 2 of us have explained it, Box+1, maybe it will be understood.
But it's a serious question. We don't fight countires, we fight groups with no borders. So it stands to reason the military has different needs. Note, I'm not a defense guy and know little on the subject.
Could probably spend about half on this shit and better at it, yet these dopes running want to spend more more more....if you can't get it done with 700B a year, you're doing something wrong. Never understood it - people do not trust the gov't to get anything right in any category - but on this one the gov't gets a free pass. Makes no sense.
Now that 2 of us have explained it, Box+1, maybe it will be understood.
That it's the debt that counts! Continuing to run deficits increases the debt - a pretty simple concept to grasp. So, stupid politicians talking about their 10 year plans to reduce the deficit are full of crap because the debt will continue to mushroom during that 10 year period making the problem worse & worse.What part did you explain, exactly?
Not sure what the interpretation of a white elephant is now, RJLarry, but in my day it was a fictitious representation to cover up the real facts. We may be looking at a generational gap hereIs it possible TJC just doesn't know what a white elephant is? I say yes.
I think you're mixing up white elephant and red herring.Not sure what the interpretation of a white elephant is now, RJLarry, but in my day it was a fictitious representation to cover up the real facts. We may be looking at a generational gap here
I think you're mixing up white elephant and red herring.
Or 'the elephant in the room'?
Funny post, Dan. Yes, I meant elephant in the room. My bad. I'm still surprised, though, that there are posters who don't get the difference between the deficit and the debt. I guess that's why politicians can get away with all the nonsense about cutting the deficit.The CEO at Tower Records was meeting with his management team to discuss performance. Rather than discuss the elephant in the room (nobody buys CDs), he raised the red herring of continued theft issues, suggesting they improve margins through increased security. Nobody dared tell the 800 pound gorilla that that dog won't hunt. It was of no consequence, as the business was a white elephant that couldn't be saved.
Will tjc be stubborn as a mule or admit he was mistaken?
The CEO at Tower Records was meeting with his management team to discuss performance. Rather than discuss the elephant in the room (nobody buys CDs), he raised the red herring of continued theft issues, suggesting they improve margins through increased security. Nobody dared tell the 800 pound gorilla that that dog won't hunt. It was of no consequence, as the business was a white elephant that couldn't be saved.
Will tjc be stubborn as a mule or admit he was mistaken?
Nardi:"Sure, I don't know what's going on"Took tjc off ignore, holy shit the guy is a goddamn moron.
I know what an elephant in the room is you fuking lying idiot, ignore again transgender loverNardi:"Sure, I don't know what's going on"
I know what an elephant in the room is you fuking lying idiot, ignore again transgender lover
Nardi:"Sure, I don't know what's going on"I know what an elephant in the room is you fuking lying idiot, ignore again transgender lover
Funny post, Dan. Yes, I meant elephant in the room. My bad. I'm still surprised, though, that there are posters who don't get the difference between the deficit and the debt. I guess that's why politicians can get away with all the nonsense about cutting the deficit.
And they'd probably come back if it wasn't for an obsessed freak like you and your anal posts!All of the good to very good posters who were driven away from the newsgroup certainly would have known the difference between a white elephant and a red herring.